Describe how you plan to assess student learning and why you're taking this approach.
To assess student learning, I plan to use both formative and summative assessment. Using formative assessment is a tool that lets me know whether or not the students are understanding what I am teaching. I ask them questions during each lesson (Can you give an example? Why do you think this?) and each lesson is followed up with an activity (worksheet/practice sheet) which allows me to move around the class and assess individual work. For example, next week I will be reviewing matter and atoms. After instruction, one activity I plan to use for formative assessment is to have the students draw a model for two different atoms (they will choose two from five or six I give to them) As they are drawing the models, I will be able to quickly and easily assess whether or not they understand subatomic particles and their location within an atom. Depending on the assessment, I will know that they are ready to move on to something else or I need to clarify/give more instruction. Using formative assessment will help me determine the students' readiness for a test/quiz on the material. Summative assessment on the material will include drawing a model of an atom (one that I choose) because this is something they have practiced and it's familiar to them.
Describe how you're choosing to grade your students' performance and why.
I am choosing to grade the students' performance in the same manner as my CT. I feel that they are familiar and comfortable with her grading policies. Changing the policy at the beginning of the third quarter may cause confusion. Classwork and labs are worth thirty percent, homework and quizzes are worth twenty percent each, and projects/tests are worth thrity percent each.
Assessment and Grading
Describe how you plan to assess student learning and why you're taking this approach.
To assess student learning, I plan to use both formative and summative assessment. Using formative assessment is a tool that lets me know whether or not the students are understanding what I am teaching. I ask them questions during each lesson (Can you give an example? Why do you think this?) and each lesson is followed up with an activity (worksheet/practice sheet) which allows me to move around the class and assess individual work. For example, next week I will be reviewing matter and atoms. After instruction, one activity I plan to use for formative assessment is to have the students draw a model for two different atoms (they will choose two from five or six I give to them) As they are drawing the models, I will be able to quickly and easily assess whether or not they understand subatomic particles and their location within an atom. Depending on the assessment, I will know that they are ready to move on to something else or I need to clarify/give more instruction. Using formative assessment will help me determine the students' readiness for a test/quiz on the material. Summative assessment on the material will include drawing a model of an atom (one that I choose) because this is something they have practiced and it's familiar to them.Describe how you're choosing to grade your students' performance and why.
I am choosing to grade the students' performance in the same manner as my CT. I feel that they are familiar and comfortable with her grading policies. Changing the policy at the beginning of the third quarter may cause confusion. Classwork and labs are worth thirty percent, homework and quizzes are worth twenty percent each, and projects/tests are worth thrity percent each.